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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to have been a contributing factor to Elyot and Amanda's jealousy during their marriage?

2. What have Amanda and Elyot been doing for the last few days in Paris?

3. What is Elyot's reaction to Amanda's first violent action?

4. What did Amanda let her admirer do that made Elyot jealous?

5. Why does Amanda and Elyot send Louise home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that initially attracted Amanda to Victor?

2. Why does Amanda call out "triple Sollocks?"

3. Why are Amanda and Elyot reluctant to discuss another marriage?

4. What sets off the very first argument of Act II?

5. Is Amanda being honest when she says she would never have been happy with Victor and how is it apparent?

6. What are Amanda and Elyot arguing about when Elyot first calls "Sollocks?"

7. Why does it seem that Elyot and Amanda are able to forgive each other silently during their time-outs?

8. What do the reactions of Victor and Sibyl to the spectacle of Amanda and Elyot fighting suggest about their personalities?

9. At the end of Act II, why does Elyot calling "Sollocks" not work?

10. What are Amanda's beliefs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Victor is questioning Amanda in Act III, she claims that she hates Elyot, though she is deeply attracted to him. Does Amanda truly hate Elyot? Can she hate him and have an attraction? How? Keep in mind how loving she and Elyot are to each other, including the fact that they make up and leave together at the end.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of this play. As a comedy of manners, how does it play to the reader's expectations? How are the characters drawn within the confines of this type of play? Is the plot consistent with a comedy of manners?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the character of Louise. Why is she included in the play? What is the purpose of Sibyl and Victor not being able to understand her foreign language? What does she add to the overall arch of the play?

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